Derrick Henry’s 99-Yard Touchdown Ties N.F.L. Record

The Jacksonville Jaguars have had absolutely no answer for Derrick Henry on Thursday night. Through three quarters, the supersized running back for the Tennessee Titans has bulldozed his way past a team that prides itself on defense in one of the most audacious rushing displays in N.F.L. history.

The numbers are staggering. Henry, the 2015 Heisman Trophy winner, had carried the ball 11 times for 219 yards and four touchdowns through the first three periods. It is just the 10th time since 1950 that a running back has rushed for at least 200 yards and four touchdowns, and the 6-foot-3, 247-pound Henry has done it on 11 fewer carries than any of his predecessors.

There have been plenty of memorable moments in the game for Henry, but none will top his matching Tony Dorsett of the Dallas Cowboys for the longest run in N.F.L. history midway through the second quarter.

The record-tying play was set up when Tennessee stuffed Jacksonville’s Leonard Fournette at the goal line to turn the ball over on downs, giving the Titans the ball just inside Tennessee’s 1-yard line. Henry broke left through the line and was met by the Pro Bowl cornerback A.J. Bouye just inside the 20-yard line. He dispatched Bouye with a vicious stiff-arm to the face, ran side-by-side with linebacker Leon Jacobs before simply whipping the pursuer to the ground, and then ran through a half-hearted tackle attempt by linebacker Myles Jack at around Jacksonville’s 20-yard line on his way into the end zone.

Dorsett’s 99-yarder had come on Jan. 3, 1983 in a game against the Minnesota Vikings. Like Henry, Dorsett had to break a few tackles on his way to the end zone, though he had a little help downfield from Drew Pearson, a wide receiver, who helped get him through the most crucial point in the run.

If Henry had just that run, it would have been a memorable night. But he has also run touchdowns of 3, 16 and 54 yards against a defense that was ranked 16th in the N.F.L. against the run coming into the game.